diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index db01a080..39ba9813 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
           $TEMPEST_CONFIG:
             compute-feature-enabled:
               volume_backed_live_migration: true
+              stable_compute_uuid_supported: true
             auth:
               tempest_roles: creator
         post-config:
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 90990c97..57e80ea5 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ function configure {
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG compute-feature-enabled uefi_secure_boot "$COMPUTE_FEATURE_UEFI_SECURE_BOOT"
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG compute-feature-enabled vtpm_device_supported "$COMPUTE_FEATURE_VTPM_ENABLED"
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG compute-feature-enabled live_migrate_back_and_forth "$COMPUTE_FEATURE_LIVE_MIGRATE_BACK_AND_FORTH"
+
+    # matching devstack/lib/nova
+    # https://github.com/openstack/devstack/blob/6b0f055b4ed407f8a190f768d0e654235ac015dd/lib/nova#L46C36-L46C50
+    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG whitebox-nova-compute state_path $DATA_DIR/nova
+
 }
 
 if [[ "$1" == "stack" ]]; then
diff --git a/whitebox_tempest_plugin/api/compute/test_compute_id.py b/whitebox_tempest_plugin/api/compute/test_compute_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b59e14a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whitebox_tempest_plugin/api/compute/test_compute_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import os
+
+from tempest import config
+
+from whitebox_tempest_plugin.api.compute import base
+from whitebox_tempest_plugin.services import clients
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class TestStableCpuId(base.BaseWhiteboxComputeTest):
+    """Test nova-compute generates a proper compute_id at startup.
+    """
+    min_microversion = '2.53'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(TestStableCpuId, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.stable_compute_uuid_supported:
+            raise cls.skipException(
+                'Deployment requires support for stable compute UUID feature. '
+                'Set [compute-feature-enabled]stable_compute_uuid_supported '
+                'to True to enable these tests.')
+
+    def test_compute_id_file_match_db_state(self):
+        compute_id_path = os.path.join(
+            CONF.whitebox_nova_compute.state_path, "compute_id")
+        hypervisors = self.os_admin.hypervisor_client.list_hypervisors(
+        )["hypervisors"]
+        for hypervisor in hypervisors:
+            name = hypervisor['hypervisor_hostname']
+            ssh_client = clients.SSHClient(name)
+            uuid_on_disk = ssh_client.execute(f'cat {compute_id_path}')
+            self.assertEqual(
+                hypervisor['id'],
+                uuid_on_disk,
+                f"Compute UUID does not match on {name}: "
+                f"on disk: {uuid_on_disk}, in DB: {hypervisor['id']}",
+            )
diff --git a/whitebox_tempest_plugin/config.py b/whitebox_tempest_plugin/config.py
index 73d36f21..761fab1c 100644
--- a/whitebox_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/whitebox_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ general_opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt(
         'max_disk_devices_to_attach',
         default=None,
-        help='Maximum number of disks allowed to attach to a singler server')
+        help='Maximum number of disks allowed to attach to a singler server'),
 ]
 
 nova_compute_group = cfg.OptGroup(
@@ -142,7 +142,12 @@ nova_compute_opts = [
         choices=["journalctl", "zgrep"],
         help="Name of the utility to run LogParserClient commands. "
              "Currently, supported values are 'journalctl' (default) "
-             "for devstack and 'zgrep' for TripleO")
+             "for devstack and 'zgrep' for TripleO"),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'state_path',
+        default="/var/lib/nova",
+        help='The [DEFAULT]state_path passed to nova-compute. '
+             'Defaults to the default of nova'),
 ]
 
 database_group = cfg.OptGroup(
@@ -308,5 +313,13 @@ compute_features_group_opts = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('vgpu_cold_migration_supported',
                 default=False,
                 help='Cold migration and resize supported for guest instances '
-                'with vGPU devices')
+                'with vGPU devices'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('stable_compute_uuid_supported',
+                default=False,
+                help='Stable compute UUID feature is supported for the '
+                     'deployment. This feature is available since 2023.1 '
+                     '(Antelope) upstream. If the deployment does not use the '
+                     'default value of [DEFAULT]state_path in the nova-compute'
+                     'config, then [whitebox-nova-compute]state_path also '
+                     'needs to be configured'),
 ]